Device for greasing hoisting ropes or cables



March 9 1926. 1,576,159

G. TIMMERMAN DEVICE FOR GREASING HOISTING ROPES OR CABLES Filed July 20, 1925 o N t M L,

INVENTOR QEoRqE T'IMMERMa N,

Patented Mar. 9, 1926.

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Application filed July 20, 1925. Serial No. 44,789.

To all ctr/2.0m it may concern.

Be it known that 1, Greece TIMMERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Staunton, in the county of Macoupin and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Greasing Hoisting Ropes or Cables, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a device for greasing hoisting ropes or cables.

The object of the invention is to provide a device for greasing ropes or cables which may be readily clamped about vertically extending cables without disturbing the cable installation and then supplied with lubricant.

It is also an object of the invention to provide such a device in which hot grease may be utilized to grease the cable and the supply added to while the cable is in motion.

To carry out the above objects I provide a container comprised of two sections hinged together, having an open top and an opening in the bottom and adapted to be tightly clamped together about a cable, the. con tainer when so clamped adapted to contain a supply of lubricant to grease the cable passing therethrough.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my device clamped about a cable.

2 is a top plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a prospective view of the device in extended position; and

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the device.

In these drawings I have shown the device made up of two sections hinged together and having an open top. Each section comprises a base portion 1, front wall 2, rear wall 3 and end wall 4. The front and rear walls are flush with the front and rear edges of the base while the end walls l are spaced from the ends of the base portions, thus leaving a part of the base extending beyond the end walls of the container to provide a firm foundation for the device when it is in operative position about the cable to be greased. The base. portion and upright walls of the device may be made of any suitable material, in the present instance wood, said base and walls being secured together by rivets or otherwise as desired. The base and walls are reinforced by metal strips 5, 6 and 7, the strips 5 extending across the base sections 1 and to points near the top edgesof the front and rear walls while the strips 6 and 7 extend from pointsadjacent the juncture of the rear walls, around the end walls and to points near the joining edges of. the front walls, whence they are bent at right angles, as shown at 8 and 9. These right angled portions are provided with apertures 10 and 11 adapted to receive means for clamping the two sections together. In the present instance I have shownscrew bolts 12 and Wing nuts 13 but any suitable clamping means may be en'lployed which will effectually clamp the sections of the device to prevent loss of lubricant placed in the container thus formed; are secured together at the rear by hinges 14 whereby the device may readily be placed abouta cable already installed, as, for instance, in amine shaft. The base portion of each section is provided with a semicircular-recess which forms an aperture 15 for the passage of a cable 16 when the device is closed and in operative position.

That portion of the base insidethe walls of the device is covered with a layer of rubberized fabric 17, which may be held in place in any suitable manner, as by rivets 18. This base covering also has semi-circular recesses which form an aperture 1.9 for the cable to pass through during the oiling thereof. It will be noted that this aperture 19 is slightly smaller than theaperture 15 and serves as a-packing to prevent loss of lubricant during the oiling operation. This base covering 17 as a whole protects the base proper and thus prolongs the life of the device.

Handles 20 are secured to the side walls to facilitate the opening and closing of the device.

and the cable lowered through the shaft. It

will be seen that in case the container. does not hold enough grease for greasing the entire cable, more grease may be readily added .while the cable is in motion. This is of particular advantage in an oiling device of this The two sections of the device.

I kind because it permits of themes of not grease. In "cableoiling devices heretofore constructed the containersfor the lubricant have been inaccessible 'fer. =iner'easing the supply of lubricant While the cable Wasin motion. A furtheradvantage -ofthe pres ent invention is the hinged. feature of the device which permits it' tobeplacedin position about acable Without disturbing the cable itself. v

-While-I have shown and described certain featui es'as constituting my invention, it will be understood that parts have been shown for purposes of illustrationsonly and that I do not desire to be limited? to such details as obviousmodifications Will occur to a person skilled in the art;

lla'vingthus fully described -my invent'i0n,"wh'at I claim as new and desire to secure jby'Letters Patent is In adevi'ce of the-character described, a container comprising sections hinged to- 'gether-having a n open top and an opening in the bottom thereof for the passage of a "cable; a coverto'protect the base of said container and having an opening of smaller diameter than th'eopening in said base to preventthe escape of lubricant from'the container, and means for "clamping said sections of "the 1 container together, said container when clamped together about a cable adapted torc'c'e'ive a supply of lubricant.

Intestnneny whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE TIMMERMAN. 

